More Wirds Flashcards

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Erroneous

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  1. Wandering; roving; unsettled.

They roam

Erroneous and disconsolate.

  1. Deviating; devious; irregular; wandering from the right course.
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Votary

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person who is bound by solemn religious vows, as a monk or a nun.
an adherent of a religion or cult; a worshiper of a particular deity or sacred personage.
a person who is devoted or addicted to some subject or pursuit: a votary of jazz.

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Aquiline

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of the nose) shaped like
an eagle’s beak; hooked.

of or like the eagle.

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Indelible

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making marks that cannot be erased, removed, or the like: indelible ink.
that cannot be eliminated, forgotten, changed, or the like: the indelible memories of war; the indelible influence of a great teacher.
— Related forms
in·del·i·bil·i·ty, in·del·i·ble·ness, noun
in·del·i·bly, adverb

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Facsimile

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an exact copy, as of a book, painting, or manuscript.

Fack sim a lee

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Deign

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Verb wo object
. to think fit or in accordance with one’s dignity; condescend: He would not deign to discuss the matter with us.
—verb (used with object)

to condescend to give or grant: He deigned no reply.
Obsolete. to condescend to accept.

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Timorous

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full of fear; fearful: The noise made them timorous.
subject to fear; timid.
characterized by or indicating fear: a timorous whisper.

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Entreaty

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Noun

earnest request or petition; supplication.

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Capricious

Caprice

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a sudden, unpredictable change, as of one’s mind or the weather.

a tendency to change one’s mind without apparent or adequate motive; whimsicality; capriciousness:
With the caprice of a despotic king, he alternated between kindness and cruelty.

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Vitriolic

Vitriol

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something highly caustic or severe in effect, as criticism

Chemistry . any of certain metallic sulfates of glassy appearance, as copper sulfate or blue vitriol, iron sulfate or green vitriol, zinc sulfate or white vitriol, etc.

oil of vitriol; sulfuric acid.

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Inexorable

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Impassible to persuade by request or entreaty

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Fastidious

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Very attentive to concerns about detail

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Derisive

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Expressing contempt or ridicule, harsh

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Taciturn

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Uncommunicative in speech

Saying little

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Furtive

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Attempting void notice attention especially if it would cause shame r guilt

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Denouement

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the final resolution of the intricacies of a plot, as of a drama or novel.
the place in the plot at which this occurs.
the outcome or resolution of a doubtful series of occurrences

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Adroit

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expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body.

cleverly skillful, resourceful, or ingenious: an adroit debater.

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PRIVATION

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The state of being deprived; particularly, deprivation or absence of what is necessary for comfort. He endures his privations with wonderful fortitude.

  1. The act of removing something possessed; the removal or destruction of any thing or quality. The garrison was compelled by privation to surrender.